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joining building which is a schoolroom; and 

 further still in a larger schoolroom higher up 

 the dale. My authority was the late Mr. 

 Wordsworth. Brathay Hall and estate became 

 by purchase the property of a London silk- 

 mercer. This gentleman in walking over the 

 grounds with the Poet gave him some parti- 

 culars of his life, and ended them with the 

 expression of the motive under the influence 

 of which he built and endowed the chapel and 

 school. 



AMICUS. A noble minded man ! 



PISCATOR. And his family are worthy of him; 

 and sure I am that they with their good 

 pursuits do not find a tedium in the country ; 

 nor would they probably were they to spend 

 the whole of the year here instead of a part of 

 it. When riches gained in trade are thus 

 beneficially used, who can envy their possessor ! 

 What a dignity is thus given to trade. It is 

 pleasant to think that this is not a solitary 

 example of the kind in the Lake District. I 

 hope we shall visit Keswick together. There 

 some of the members of another family which 

 has acquired wealth in business have similarly 

 distinguished themselves. 



